Request For Proposals For the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma
Legal Services – IHS Compact Proposal Development and Negotiations
The Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma (ITO) invites and welcomes proposals from licensed attorney(s)/law firms to provide legal services in connection with the development of a P.L. 93-638 compact proposal and subsequent negotiations with the Indian Health Service to execute a Title V compact for the Programs, Services, Functions and Activities (PSFAs) currently operated under a P.L. 93-638 Title I contract. All proposals submitted for consideration must be received by the time specified above under the “Submission Deadline” in the RFP. The Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma (ITO) is a Federally Recognized Indian Tribe operating their PFSAs in the Perkins Family Clinic (PFC) under a P.L. 93-638 Title I Contract with Indian Health Services in Perkins, Oklahoma. The Tribe has successfully operated their IHS PFSAs under a Title I contract since 2007. Recently, the ITO received a Tribal Self-Governance Negotiation Cooperative Agreement to complete the development of a Title V Compact proposal that will be negotiated and executed with the Indian Health Service to begin operating under the compact with an anticipated start date of January 1, 2025. Intent to Submit Proposal due September 25, 2024, to ascott@iowanation.org. Proposal due October 21, 2024, to ascott@iowanation.org. Please see the below attachments for the RFP.
ITO PFC RFP for Legal Services-IHS Compact Development and Negotiations Revision 9.5.24
